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Which Russian psychologist said culture shapes intelligence?Read the answer and worked solution →In many Asian and African societies, intelligence includes skill in what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Sternberg idea treats intelligence as a product of culture?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the view of most psychologists on the source of intelligence?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair made the first formal intelligence scale in 1905?Read the answer and worked solution →Which concept did the 1908 Binet-Simon revision introduce?Read the answer and worked solution →Who devised the IQ formula in 1912?Read the answer and worked solution →A 10-year-old child has a mental age of 12. What is the IQ?Read the answer and worked solution →A 12-year-old has an IQ of 90. What is the mental age?Read the answer and worked solution →People with IQ above 130 are described as what?Read the answer and worked solution →About what share of people have an IQ above 130?Read the answer and worked solution →In intellectual disability, deficits must appear before what age?Read the answer and worked solution →Who followed about 1500 high-IQ children from 1925?Read the answer and worked solution →Remarkable ability in one specific field is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Teachers see giftedness as high ability, high creativity and what else?Read the answer and worked solution →Who wrote The Mismeasure of Man in 1981?Read the answer and worked solution →Gould called IQ and g examples of which fallacy?Read the answer and worked solution →Gould attacked which two ways of measuring intelligence?Read the answer and worked solution →Who wrote The Bell Curve in 1994?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the Flynn effect?Read the answer and worked solution →The Flynn effect is about how many IQ points per decade?Read the answer and worked solution →Modern IQ scales usually set the standard deviation near what?Read the answer and worked solution →Who ran the first stereotype threat experiments in 1995?Read the answer and worked solution →Women scored 70% on a maths exam among women. With two men present, they averaged about what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which scale overtook the Stanford-Binet in popularity in the 1960s?Read the answer and worked solution →What did Binet and Simon stress about intelligence?Read the answer and worked solution →The g factor summarises what among different cognitive tasks?Read the answer and worked solution →Who first proposed the existence of the g factor?Read the answer and worked solution →For which purpose do clinicians still trust IQ scores?Read the answer and worked solution →Who made a pioneering Hindi intelligence test in the 1930s?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which Russian psychologist said culture shapes intelligence?

  1. Ivan Pavlov
  2. Jean Piaget
  3. Lev Vygotsky
  4. B.F. Skinner
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Correct answer: C. Lev Vygotsky

1. Recall the fact: Vygotsky argued culture gives the social context for intellectual growth. 2. The option "Lev Vygotsky" matches it. 3. Why the others fail: Pavlov studied conditioning; Piaget and Skinner are not Russian. _Source: NCERT Class XII Psychology, Ch 1 Variations in Psychological Attributes (lepy101.pdf), "Culture and Intelligence"_

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In many Asian and African societies, intelligence includes skill in what?

  1. Relating to others
  2. Beating rivals in exams
  3. Maximising personal speed
  4. Working alone for gain
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Correct answer: A. Relating to others

1. Recall the fact: Non-western cultures also value skills of relating to others in society. 2. The option "Relating to others" matches it. 3. Why the others fail: Competition, speed and solo gain suit the individualistic western view. 4. Check the stem wording against the fact: only one option satisfies both. _Source: NCERT Class XII Psychology, Ch 1 Variations in Psychological Attributes (lepy101.pdf), "Culture and Intelligence"_

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Which Sternberg idea treats intelligence as a product of culture?

  1. Contextual intelligence
  2. Componential intelligence
  3. Experiential intelligence
  4. Fluid intelligence
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Correct answer: A. Contextual intelligence

1. Recall the fact: Contextual (practical) intelligence ties intelligence to culture. 2. The option "Contextual intelligence" matches it. 3. Why the others fail: Componential is analytical and experiential is creative. 4. Check the stem wording against the fact: only one option satisfies both. _Source: NCERT Class XII Psychology, Ch 1 Variations in Psychological Attributes (lepy101.pdf), "Culture and Intelligence"_

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